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Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-03-10

UNDEfS THE WILLOWS.
80 1t came about that the lonely school.
master became intimate in the Carstone man.
sion. The minds of tho bright, pretty chill
dren unfolded like flower under his sunlike
teaching. Two happy years they were under
his instructions. Yet at first he almost broke
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-03-10
SHIRLEY CARSTONE.
CHAPTER III.
THE TEACHER
By ELIZA ARCHARD.

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Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-12-24
Suicide In Wyoming.

Laramie (Wyo.) special: Al Borne
man, young man aged twenty, com
mitted suicide last night by shooting
himself through the head with revolt
yer. Borneman came to Laramie last
winter from Davenport, Ia. While
coming through Nebraska his train was
delayed three days by a snowstorm and
Borneman suffered severely from cold
and loss of sleep. When he arrived at
Laramie he was met by Marshal Gus
tave Schnitger, his uncle, and was found
to be In an almost helpless condition
mentally and physically. He was taken
to Mr.. Schnitger's ranch and gradually
regained his mental faculties and was
believed to have fully recovered. He
subsequently worked in the Union Pa
cific shops at Laramie and quit work a
few days ago, intending to pass the win
ter on his uncle's ranch. Yesterday he
made preparations to leave town, pur-
chasing complete outfit of clothing.
etc. Shortly after retiring to his room
in the evening the family with whom he
was boarding was startled by pistol
shot. 1t was Immediately discovered
that Borneman had killed himself. His
body was stretched across the bed, the
blood streaming from a gaping wound
IN the temple. An inquest was held to-
day, at which no facts indicating the
motive for the suicide were produced.
1t is thought that it occurred during a
nt of temporary insanity.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-12-24

That sr,tlrs You. said hc. 'yGa sr
take that, and bring sur yuBg sasoaaa
tomorrow Aud that, paid DC, shfgs
ing down thi. parcel. arttlrs ih9R
Carruln. tityv 70 Ia tHrtn, and say thsf
uHst ray iu full NJ set uut io'meFa
These yuuus onrs ~ yunys AEe her
puv ignd better 50 grt th1u
They've boon singing for money On ~
trsry.hDal. nnd telling everybody st'sFs
- cguul landlord uhn tnrua blind wpaat
ut,i To- sleep uu tho cy,ld sidewalk Do
little lmrs.
Imp yourself. air. said !. mad ati
hornet, and, vbats tuaFr. yna'V .
brute And, Oh dpRg' 10 ihiHk b. w
only IGktns all else ttiac isut ~
blessed Euui man, Robert ch. An
tarrpla Ms prCcsuUs Euiliy, and y
you los. tar money, mud br tnard
ION dear Katie I8ttlr Mia essa
Claus, Oh, Euthy7"
Perhaps tkry lii not lau Z lo.f
Christmas dinner a, the littlr luuss -
neat lay, Ru,l l~rhaFs l,ssir Miss saasi
tlana aud her sis,rr did not ssng ''tatp,
Christians. Carul. with trrtagufl9i
alurtt, and rprhata a tall grAy lltii'd
man dill not 81, in pnc ~ thr lacs isW
Ia Tho church. nud drjt, = tear % W
~ b" caught thr voice " that SANG "
W MlSa santa Class piping high ahQs'
the utheva
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-12-24

Rules for giving Christmas rreseaa
according 10 the San Francisco Chfoal'
Gle: Always give the girl who lore
you something cheap. Some other ~
low who wants to win her is sure 20 giW
her something Landowner than yoa "
anyway, and Won will suffer by comEsf
isnu whatever yun give She will e'a.
mate your gift by The richness 81 yoM
affection She'll gauge the uther. elaP
by the yaluC ~ lis present, and Us w
70 one you're left in nny case.
Always send the girl yuu want 70 e
cure something she doesn't need y
you ACnd her anything useful u wv
never appeal Ia her sentiment ana y
abe can use it every day she will toTss,
oil about Won on the third day out pa'
u you give her something she can olg
use on exceptional occasions She mas
as many exceptional occasions g -
can aud think kindly ot You for yeafi
Give an old man white satin sehs
or a dude Ecarf.pin. He'll never w.
It, lint he will he ticklcd 90 death pHJ
he II leave Won something In his VIII, :
he's got no relations to prove him iiisAN
posthumously. a..
Give an old lady something. ~
only enjoys the affection aud feeli ".
that 20 with IL. aud old ladies are y, ~
most easily made happy and graleilltss
They have no vanity about things ~
that, and they have reached that 49,
where they would give you back . XVI
ent where you might sell It nnd n ~ 4.
fun with the money. but they viii ~
why's cherish the memory that you ea''
1t 10 them.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-12-24
LITTLE MISS SANTA CLAUS.

Harpers Young People.
What night it is! So clear and crisp
and bracing! A genuine December
night before Christmas, when the main
streets of great city are flooded with
light and thronged with busy busting
crowds of people, and when the side
streets are given over to gloom and ST.
lence, when everybody is laden with
bundles, and when every heart is throw
ing off its cares.
Every heart? Why, look at that lad
standing in the hot cabin OF the ferry
boat II his face tells the truth, his
heart is taking on new cares every mo-
ment. What can draw down the lines
on that resolute young face? Is he
hungry? No doubt His thin, pale
cheeks say so. Is he cold? Not in that
hot cabin; but he wears no overcoat, and
his jacket has not fitted him these two
years.
All, then! Hunger and cold are spoil
ing his Christmas. Hunger and cold?
Food and clothes? No, no; be sure that
such things never would push down his
boyish heart, aud bring into his face
that careworn, desperately anxious ex-
preston.
See! The ferry boat has crunched its
way into the ice-packed slip. The lad
throws open the cabin door, shudders as
the cold air strikes him, and darts out
into the open street.
Not up the hill to bask in the delights
of the joyous crowds and glittering store
windows, but off to the left, in the mar
row streets where the cold is colder and
the darkness darker than anywhere else.
He never looks up nor checks his
shutting run until he is in front of n
rickety little wooden house mercifully
propped up between two tall tenement
houses.
There the boy stopped, hesitated mo-
ment, swallowed hard, closed his lips
more firmly, opened the gate, went to
the door, knocked and entered
A withered little man sat at the head
of the table, and motherly little girl
sat opposite the little man, and between
them Ruth big-eyed Ruth; bigger-eyed
than ever at sight of the boy.
Come in Robert; come in, said the
little man.
NO, thank you," answered Robert,
crushing his old hat in his hands and
ooking at the floor. "I've come I've
leone about the rent. Have you seen
Mr.. Allison? Will he give us the timer"
''Sit down, Robert; sit down"
"Will he, Mr.. Potts?-will he?" de-
manded Robert.
why, Robert please sit down, Rob-
ert. .
Robert repeated his question impa-
tiently.
"Will he? Tell me-"
''Well, Robert, I saw him this morn
ing-now don't be cast down-and he
said he must have the money, Or DO
sit down with us, Robert"
cor we must go?"
Mr. Potts nodded his head.
"And we must move?-my mother
move out into the cold streets? My |
nother--blind-sick? Oh, Mr.. Potts, /
will he be 80 cruel? Oh, motherl
notherp
The door closed behind the despair
NJ boy, and he went shivering off into
lie darkness.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-12-24
RUINED BY WEALTH.
A Young MAN Worth Million Makes
way with HIMSELF

Kansas City special: Sands Hopkins,
wealthy and dissolute young man, q
member of one of the leading families
of Kansas City, committed suicide to-
day by taking two ounces of laudanum.
He was the son of DR.. J. Hopkins, who
died fully twenty years ago, leaving the
boy large amount of real estate, which
has since increased immensely in value,
and year ago the victim of last nights
tragedy was held to be worth almost
81, 900, 900. For the past two years he
has led dissolute life, plunging wildly
into dissipation and wasting huge sums
of money in reckless expenditures. He
was the dupe of gamblers, who bled him
for thousands of dollars, and the in
tiuence of his relatives and friends to
tear him away from those associates
proved futile. Hopkins had just passed
his twenty-ninth birthday. A week ago
he went to Hot Springs, where he left
his diamonds, valued at $4,000, in the
hands of a notorious gambler. A few
days ago he lost 81, 700 at one sitting in
q poker game. Through the efforts of
Chief Speers the Jewels were recovered
and meeting was to have been held to-
day to settle up with the man who
claimed the ornaments.
Three years ago came an eventful
change in the life of Sands Hopkins,
which affected his entire future and may
have led up to the fatal event of this
At the time mentioned above
occurred the terrible accident that re-
suited in the accidental killing of his
wife by his own hand. A short time be-
fore he had married Miss McGee, the
belle of Independence, and the young
couple seemed to think the world of
each other. One Sunday Sands was
cleaning his gun when it was dis
charged, completely blowing out his
wife's brains. Since this fearful scene
his life was changed completely, and he
began leading the life of man about
town. Many think his mind was af-
fected by the terrible tragedy, while
others believe the deed was not acct
dental. Some time since Hopkins made
an unsuccessful attempt to shoot J. E.
Calvin, freight solicitor of the Wabash
railway, the trouble resulting from a
gambling debt. 1t was Hopkins who
created u sensation in New York last
September by an encounter ON Broad
way in that city, between E. t. Hick-
man, a sporting man of Kansas City, and
an unknown individual. Hopkins and
We're on their way to Europe,
the latter having been hired by Hopkins
to do his fighting" for him. The sem
sation arose from Hopkins ordering
Hickman to knock man down who ac-
iostled against him, but re-
suited in Hickman's being thrashed in
stead. The event has created great
here, though from Hopkins
curious actions of late it was not entirely
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-12-24
Senator spooner,e Bin.

WASHINGTON, Dec. Ex-senator Spoon
er has introduced in the senate bill 10
help out the act passed at the late last
session, donating $4,000 to the states for
the establishment of experimental agricul-
tural stations, which act failed Of its pur-
pose by reason of the failure of congress to
make the necessary appropriations. The
bill introduced yesterday by Spooner pro-
vides that the money to be given the states
and territories shall become standing or
general appropriation, to be paid out of
any money in the treasury accruing from
the sale of government lands, thus reliev-
ing congress of the necessity of making
yearly appropriations. The meeting of the
national agricultural association, which
met here in September, recommended
several other important changes in the law,
which Secretary Fairchild heartily en-
dorsed, but these will, in all likelihood, be
embodied in later bill.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-12-24
Pistols for Two.

New YORK, Dec. 14.-Thomas Potter,
whose fashionable society relatives in New
York, Boston and Philadelphia were much
agitated over the details OF his duel near
Paris with Senior Carmona, was not killed,
as cable dispatches at the time announced.
Private letters received to-day show that,
though he was seriously wounded, he is
now out of danger. One of these letters
throws some new light on the affair. The
duel, the letter says, grew out of remark
made by Carmona concerning young lady
of respectable standing. Senior Carmona
and Potter had been close friends for two
or three years, but the remark was con-
strued by Potter as q gross insult" to
himself The meeting took place in the
forest ct Germalne, at an early hour in the
morning. The weapons were pistols. The
meeting took place at distance of twenty.
five yards. 1t was agreed if the first shots
exchanged should result in nothing, two
more would be fired. The first passed by
harmless, but with the second Carmona
suffered slight wound in the ankle, and
Potter fell into the arms of one of his SEQ
onds. with a bullet in his side.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-12-24
Fatal ExnIosion-

West CHESTER, Pa, Dec. 16.-An ex.
plosion of a twenty-horse power boiler in
the Edison electric company's works this
afternoon caused the death Of five persons
and the injury of three others. Superin-
tendent Walter Embree was engaged with
force of men close to the stack, unloading
a new boiler, and the whole party was
buried beneath the falling bricks.
Embree and four laborers were killed !;
the Others badly injured. Hettie
Jones, aged TO- who was returning
from school, almost square from the
scene, was instantly killed by a flying
beam. 1t is thought all the bodies are not
discovered. A large force of men are to-
night digging over the ruins by lantern
LIGHT
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-12-24

misfortune that WIS upon hin,
he wished 10 save her from ueeaas
Still she must know soon
thought THIS as good a time a. an~ y
told her then, AS hopefully as M y
of the dismal prospect before tLs s eool9
had hardly finished when there = u
quick rap nj the door. '@aes
The door opened, and rosv..A
butcher boy walked in, laid ncaleslel
the table, and said, From Et,in "a
Santa CLAUS, and walked out Aa
Rap, rap, rap again.
A boy threw bundle on tha A.,
saying, From little Miss Santa cpsos
and was of again like flash.
The bundle was marked ,'Roha..c
rol from little Miss Santa Clnns "a,
contained an oyercoat Aas
Rap, rap, rap again,
In darted little Mr.. Potts lool,
very wild and excited. 'SVAiAs
my Katie and Ruth hereg"he ..,,
"No, answered Robert, "WhSsg~e
"0h, my" groaned little Mr.. po,,
rushing out. 'V'a
"Welll exclaimed Robert.
81 declared. said his mother
"Ohl" shouted little Mr. Pott. =,
denly darting into the room again -. ~
throwing parcel angrily on Tia I'M
I'm sorry, hut can't help II
"Well, said Robert, rs he read !.
the package, From little Miss ~
Claus to Mrs. Carol, rhen ofs~s
the package, he cried, "a reeei,s n
two months rent, signed by Mr M
son. and fifteen One-dOllar bills MI.
mother, who can this little Miss INK
Claus beg
Rap, rap, rap.
In popped the head Of excited, brs.,s
less Mr.. Potts.
"Haye they been here yeti" b 1.
manded.
Il think they have, Mr. Potts, sspHs
Mrs Carol.
"Oh. have they?" he said, with IA
OF relief, as hs closed the door. ~
whore have they gomez"
Hap, rap, rap. Robert Opened 4.
door this time, determine 10 eattge
whoever should enter
why, here they are nowla n j.
claimed, as the two little girls sss,l
mOurnfully in tile doorway.
Papa hoFe." exclaimed Katie.
"Oh, papa," cried Ruth.
That's little Miss Santa Claus. "a
Mrs. Carol,
Little Miss Santa Clansr erred III
ert and Mr. Potts 10 breath.
II see, | scs, suddenly shouted lsgs
Mr. Potts, jumping up and spFeabs,
out tho paper ia which the l,aEesls M
been wrapped. They are an "a M
AllisOu's writing 500! sesl thoasA
he WAS a brute, aud told him s., ~
groanrd the litglc man 'Bus va -
hs came tearing into ms h0nss Al
thumpci lag 81 money On the lalA
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-12-24

ny MARGARET f. sANGsTER.


dear little mother Is waiting apart
The mother OF children three.
"Aly Lord" she cries. in the hush Of her heart,
Wilt thou take gift from me?
have heard the angels sing Thy birth.
have followed Thy shining star.
And here at the shrine OF all the earth.
Lo! l and my children are.
"And all in the glow OF the Christmas morn.
My gold to lay at Thy feet.
am leading my darllnE5 with care unworn,
With brows that are pure and sweet.
o never had gems from the mines such worLa
As the treasure to-day bring
To the beautiful shrine OF all the earth,
To the glorious Infant King.
"My children three with their waving hair.
And the fearless look in their eyes,
They lisp Thy name in the yesper prayer,
And at mathis when they rise
Nothing they know Of the dole and deArth
OF souls that with sin have striven.
They kneel al the shrine OF all the earth.
'Ot such is the Kingdom Of Heaven"
They stand in the shadow OF pine and nr:
They listen, and floating through
They catch the answer that's sent to her
Through n rift in the upper blue
'Since the Christ-child came TO the weary eartl
No gifts are to him 20 sweet
As the children's hearts, with their Joy and mlrth
Lovingly brought to His feet"
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-12-24
Powderlu,a Condition

SCRANTON, Pa, Dec 14.-There was
change for the worse in Powderly's condi-
ton last night, and he became so restless
that he could not sleep. Not until this
morning did he pass into sound slumber.
from which he had not awakened at noon,
His family became alarmed and physicians
were summoned to his bedside, who as
sured the family that there was no imme-
diate danger
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-12-24
Live Stock Mon in Session,

SPRiNGFGELD, H., Dec. 14.-The live
stock boards of the various states in ses-
sion here to-day agreed upon the desirable
ity of cooperation among the states to pre-.
vent the introduction and spread of Texas
fever among cattle. and proposed that con-
gress establish government laboratory for
the development of scientific information
upon the subject of contagious diseases.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-12-24
HALFRATEsFoRTHE

The Wabash Western Railway COM
pany announces that it will sell holiday
excursion tickets between all stations at
ONE FARE FOR THE ROUND TRIP,
on December cath, 25th and Goth; De-
cember Slst, January LIST and end. Good
going on date of sale. Good returning
up to and including January Bird 1889.
FOR further particulars, apply to the
nearest ticket agent of the Wabash
Western Railway.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-12-24
The Admission of Dakota

ABERDEEN, Oak, Dec. 15.-The adu1is.
sion as one state convention came to order
at noon and organized temporarily, With
II. G. Preston, of Mitchell, in the chair.
The principal business Of the convention
will consist in the adoption of memorial
to congress for the admission of Dakota a.
ona state
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-12-24

$50 you didn't succeed in the Jaw V y 4
inoss in Wyoming?" said lriena ~
young man whom he met on the trsin'
mo; I'm going bnck
What WINS the trouble?" a..
wasn't hardly well enough II
quainted with the Wyoming rractilc,s.i; ed
had collection against man alla w, aad
to get the amount for three months, W., I'm
then gave il up. The bar associai'Ibsen N.
took the matter up and rougnt y ia
fore the judge and he disbnrred me .agh
said anybody who didn't know ellyhi Nh
70 take the subject down and p.o,,,li,l ~ Ma Ma
with the butt OF six.shooter. VII ~ int.
glad 10 pay wasn't well enough acq'. M Il.
Ell with the territorial practice 70 MA gs
lowed 70 plead before Wyoming e'oshsrc
I'm going back 30 New jersey WY
the practice is more simple.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-12-24

A letter from Damascus tells q ,ha
engagements for street cars fhroug' lax olj
ancient city founded by Abraham, ~
years before the Christian era.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-08
Beating a Wooden Man.

An amateur player, who had met and been
defeated by ali the experts who had visited
the place. laid wager that he could beat the
autOmaton that Is on exhibition at a New
\ DIRK city museum. III he couldn't vanquiSh
a wooden man, he said. he would quit play
ing chess and return to hop scotch. Several
friends went with him. and the party chartered
the mysterious dummy for an hour, exclud-
ing the general public. The amateur de
clared that he couldn't think clearly without
a cigar between his teeth, and made some
marks of "A theoretic nature about the effects
of tobacco in stimulating the intellect of an
habituai smoker. For that occasion the rule
against smoking was suspended. Lighting a
large and peculiarly atrocious smelling cigar,
the amateur placed the rnen on board, opened
with the Evans Sambt, and pulled. He re-
marked that strategy was one of the great
elements of the game, and when the party
assented to that proposition, he added that
he would show them some strategy Of a
brilliant nature before the game was over
Automaton moved promptly. Amateur
followed, and puffed clouds of smoke into
automatons beard Dummy knocked over
a bishop in making the next move. Amateur
picked it up. and strategically replaced it on
a different square, capturing it by his next
play. More smoke, and Dummy seemed to
grow confused He missed a knight picked
up a queen by mstak Ike and placed it where
amateur could scoop it in. Amateur was
calmly confident, and nonchalantly pulled
the cigar. In ten minutes he said check"
The automaton could not rescue his king,
and it was '-checkmate." Amateur gathered
in the stakes and blew a parting cloud of
smoke through the figures beard sepul-
chral sneeze reverberated in the mysterious
interior of the automaton, and convulsive
commotiOn among his complicated whiskers
testified to the complete success of the anna
tours strategy. Smoking in the museum is
now absolutely taboOed. But il is demon
strated that the mysterious automatic chess
player is an inclosed human being whose eyes
look through the whiskers of the image
Uncle Bill" in Chicago Herald
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-08
Offensive Parrisanship.

Several days ago Senator Morrill,,
chairman of the Senate Finance Com
mittee, having charge of the nomina-
ton of Internal Revenue Collector Rob
erts, met Senator German at the capitol
and said: Look here, German, L see
you have removed a Republican coliec-
tor of internal revenue over in Balti-
more and appointed Democrat to his
place; yet no reasons are assigned for the
CHANGE
Senator German nodded his head ap-
provingly and simply rem arked: Pre-
cisely."
WAS the Republican collector an Of
fensive PARTISAN" inquired the chair
man of the COMMITTEES.
In Maryland. replied Senator Cor
man, ''ail Republicans are considered Of
fensive partisans by Democrats, but we
never charge each other with being Of
fensive partIsans. Col. Sellman Is an
excellent gentleman, and he feels very
grateful that he was permitted to remain
IN office nearly two years under a Demo-
CT attic administration. He understands
that he was removed because he was a
Republican, and upon no other ground.
His successor was his college mate, and
there still exists between them a most
friendly feeling"
To this statement Senator Morrill, re-
Piled that he supposed it was all right.
but somehow ne never could thoroughly
understand Maryland politics.